Scientific Method
The act of gathering data using your senses.
Observing
The study of the composition of matter and the changes that matter undergoes.
Chemistry
The element (chemical) symbol for carbon.
C
The atomic number for Be.
4
Data that is collected by making measurements and uses a number.
Quantitative
Anything that has mass and takes up space.
Matter
The element name for He.
Helium
The atomic mass for Ca.
40.08
Data that refers to the quality of something including physical characteristics such as color, odor, or shape without using a quantity.
Qualitative
The simplest form of matter that has a unique set of properties.
Element
The atomic number for sodium (Na).
11
The element name for W.
Tungsten
A variable that is manipulated or changed on purpose by the experimenter.
Independent Variable
The small numbers that are written below the chemical symbol in a chemical formula.
Subscripts
The correct chemical formula for hydrogen.
H2
The columns on the periodic table are called.
Families or Groups
The variable that changes in value based on the value of the independent variable.
Dependent variable
The large font numbers that are written in from of a chemical formula.
Coefficients
The correct chemical formula for boron.
B
The rows on the periodic table are called.
Periods